Re: [NTLK] My first Newton (finally!)

From: Mark Rollins (mark_at_mrollins.com)
Date: Thu Aug 23 2001 - 10:16:23 EDT


From: "Andy Wells" <andywells_at_hotkey.net.au>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] My first Newton (finally!)

>Rich Text Format.
>cross platform/word processor transportable text file format that uses the
>ANSI, PC-8, Macintosh, and IBM PC character sets.
>(Most w/p apps have RTF capability built in)

But don't EVER forget, (and X-Port supports this) there's the "standard"
RTF and the "Microsoft bastardization of the RTF standard" RTF. This is
why sometimes NCU chokes on an MS RTF file, whereas Xport wil handle it.

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Mark Rollins, CIH, CSP mark_at_mrollins.com www.mrollins.com

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